About Gene List

PF3D7_0720700 (PX1)

Genome location: Pf3D7_07_v3:889,883..899,213(+)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: phosphoinositide-binding protein PX1

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 4

EC Numbers: None

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005769 early endosome
Component GO:0020020 food vacuole
Component GO:0016020 membrane
Component GO:0031982 vesicle
Function GO:0035091 phosphatidylinositol binding
Function GO:0032266 phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate binding
Process GO:0006886 intracellular protein transport
Process GO:0009410 response to xenobiotic stimulus
Process GO:1990126 retrograde transport, endosome to plasma membrane

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 1.41 0.42
Trophozoite expressed 1.02 0.49
Schizont expressed 2.29 0.15
Gametocyte expressed 1.70 0.26

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Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_0720700

Resistome Missense Mutations: None

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: None

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 0 (0 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Mutable in CDS

MIS: 1 | MFS: -2.65 | #Insertions: 2

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: N/A

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IBP4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: PIB (d-myo-phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphated (+)-sn-1,2-di-o-butanoylglyceryl,3-o-phospho, Local RMSD=3.06) with 2RAK (Global RMSD=3.92)

No associated EC numbers

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_116997

No human ortholog(s)

Genetic Variation

MalariaGEN Pf7 (worldwide samples) # unique SNV/indels:

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 29 101 64 126
disruptive 129 332 165 398
missense 58 213 126 286

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 43 186 89 133
disruptive 221 609 290 587
missense 87 411 204 379

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 545

Non-coding: 283 | Synonymous: 148 | Nonsynonymous: 114 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 2166 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 258.426

UniProt ID(s): Q8IBP4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 6.71

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro IPR001683 Phox homologous domain
InterPro IPR036871 PX domain superfamily
InterPro IPR037831 SNX17/27/31
PFam PF00787 Phox homologous domain
Superfamily SSF64268 PX domain superfamily

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
16267556 A protein interaction network of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. LaCount DJ, Vignali M, ..., Hughes RE 10.1038/nature04104
35038916 A Phosphoinositide-Binding Protein Acts in the Trafficking Pathway of Hemoglobinin the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Mukherjee A, Crochetiere ME, ..., Richard D 10.1128/mbio.03239-21